Cast Iron Guarantee - Return To Forever, Reaction!

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@NitroModelsAndComics 2 ай бұрын

I have had the great fortune of being able to listen to this for over 45 years. Never gets tiring, never gets old. Masters at their craft

@realbser1956 8 ай бұрын

Now that’s the way to start your day. One of the best albums, any genre, ever recorded, IMHO. Great choice Rudy. There are not enough superlatives to properly describe this music or the musicians who played in this iteration of the band. Another one of those desert island albums to keep you going. Sadly, Chick Corea passed away in early 2021 but his impact on music cannot be overstated. Brilliance in each and every member of Return to Forever. Jim, when you do get the vinyl you should react to the remaining songs. If you can’t wait, maybe someone will buy you a coffee 😉

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

Maybe 🤔!!! It’s a great sounding album so far!

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

Hi Realbser, almost forgot to thank you for your friendly words... this is RTF on their peak. Unfortunately I never saw them live, back in those days this wasn't my music, I had to grow many years older to really understand ... Fun fact: when I pronounce your name, it almost sounds like the german word Rülpser = burb 🤣🤣🤣

@realbser1956 6 ай бұрын

@@rudolfbecker4313 My pleasure. It was a great request. Been a fan of Chick Corea and all of the different iterations of his various bands since the early 1970’s. So sad that he is no longer with us. 😊

@MisterWondrous 8 ай бұрын

Perfect! Was this for me? I would certainly have asked for exactly this, as it is among my very favorite music and memories, having lucked into it fresh from the oven. Great for playing air instruments to. My best man, who died sadly last month, turned me on to this, when we were roomies in the '70s. He played guitar and I played mandolin, and we happened to witness 9/11 together, the week of his birthday. Worked for Bloomberg. Raced to the disaster to cover it. It covered him instead. So thanks from my heart, Jim. Extra special morning.

@rudolfbecker4313 8 ай бұрын

Hello Mr Wondrous, I had anounced this the other week, you remember ? Glad you enjoyed it 😄🤘

@MisterWondrous 8 ай бұрын

@@rudolfbecker4313 Yes indeed, although I though you were going with Lenny's "The Sorceress", which is also great. For me, the duel and the title cut are among the top 5 best songs in the rock spectrum. Loved it since the '70s. Relistened hundreds of times.

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

@MisterWondrous music is magic, it transports, remembers, teleports and time travels. Thanks.

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

@@MisterWondrous the selection is hard, if you request the cast iron and have to skip songs ... but now Jim has the LP ... there'll be a "comeback" 😆🤘

@rudolfbecker4313 8 ай бұрын

Is this a cello ? No, it's Stanley's doublebass on which he is using a bow; I've seen that in live videos. Other than that I can only say, that it's always a big joy to share my own favourite music with friends. Romantic Warrior is a masterpiece and listening to it is pure ear candy as you said. They've got quite a few more great songs, but no album is as good is this one in its entirety

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

Thanks again for this Rudi, I can’t wait to hear the whole record!

@wicky4473 8 ай бұрын

I love, love, love Chick Corea. Huge fan. A great loss when he passed. That lineup was probably the best…all the planets aligned. Each member top of their game. Brilliant.

@rphilyaw1 8 ай бұрын

So cool to see your reaction to this classic, Jim. The virtuosity of these musicians is second to none, truly the definition of fusion. I was never able to see RTF live, but have been fortunate enough to see 3 of the 4 in their other ventures. I've always said, anyone can enjoy this amazing music - but I think that having at least a basic knowledge of music structure and composition raises your appreciation to a new level. Simply amazing musicians at their peak.

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

Incredible, as you say.

@jacksonbrawn6638 8 ай бұрын

Was able to see the Romantic Warrior tour with this line-up back in the day... AMAZING!

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

Wow, must have been awesome ... my best Jazzfusion concert so far was Klaus Doldingers Passport ... and I saw Candy Dulfer .. do you know her ?

@jacksonbrawn6638 7 ай бұрын

@@rudolfbecker4313 Not familiar with Candy, will look her up. I have seen orig Mahavishnu line-up. the classic RTF line-up (as mentioned), Vital Information, and Chic's electric band, oh and Holdsworth a couple times.... I think that is it for the fusion....

@jacksonbrawn6638 7 ай бұрын

Bela Fleck and Flecktones too if that counts... 🙂

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

@@jacksonbrawn6638 Weather Report is another Jazzfusion Band, but different from RTF or Mahavishnu. I also like the first 3 Billy Cobham solo albums. Best of german Jazzfusion are Klaus Doldingers Passport and the band Kraan, their 75 live Album is great, you might check the titles Holiday am Marterhorn and Sarahs Ritt durch den Schwarzwald. Best video of Candy is Pick up the pieces at Leverkusener Jazztage - I think it's the one of 2017... I could check my files and send it to you 😉

@markdrechsler5660 8 ай бұрын

In addition to several great albums as Return to Forever, each of these four musicians has an extensive and excellent body of work, including solo albums, other bands and projects, and collaborations. Four very rich veins of musical gold. Keep digging!

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

if you buy everything of all 4 you get poor 😆 I have about 12 of Al, 7 or 8 of Chick, 4 of Stanley and 2 of Lenny ... and of course the several live recordings after the reunion ... unfortunately never saw them live

@WELLBRAN 3 ай бұрын

All the solo albums..will take some time!

@relativetimeworx8459 8 ай бұрын

There's a whole world of "fusion" from the 70s that has been largely overlooked by those who do retrospectives and reviews that feature a lot of progressive rock. RTF, Jean-Luc Ponty, Dixie Dregs, Mahavishnu Orchestra... on and on. If you want a real unique treat - check out "One Night In San Francisco" - an acoustic concert by Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin and Paco DeLucia. Fabulolus.

@coachhannah2403 8 ай бұрын

Oh, that is a wonderful album, and quite a show. Not sure how, but I stumbled onto that show! Quite the trio of music talent!

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

I still have a mountain of Music to hear!

@Lucca-An-Aspiring-Poet 8 ай бұрын

AH! LOVE THIS! COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES, SEEING THAT YOU ARE COVERING THIS GEM! I have a pristine original Japanese Pressing, and it just transcends my being, the sound quality is just 'unheard of'.

@rudolfbecker4313 8 ай бұрын

well there are some RTF fans in youtube 😆 my son, the vinyl collector in the family will be jealous of your Japanese Pressing. I'm not asking what you paid, but I'm sure, you could make a lot more, if you would sell it ... what you're not gonna do, I'm 100% sure 🤣

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

I’m not jealous. Nope. Not at all!

@progperljungman8218 8 ай бұрын

I've only got that plain ol' vinyl... But it's always something special when Jim or any other great reactor discovers something you listened to in the time of it's release (although it probably took me a couple of years after this was released - still, part of the soundtrack of my teens ❤)

@ronojoysen5324 2 ай бұрын

Hi, Jim - your reaction has inspired a further comment. I first heard Romantic Warrior in my 20s (by chance) and have never stopped listening to it since - I'm now 68! This album - and everything Chick Corea's ever done - has helped shaped my life in so many deeply empathetic, spiritual and joyful ways impossible to describe. To top it all - I was fortunate beyond belief to meet Chick for a little while some years ago when he visited India, not too long before he passed. His music is truly Forever Music. Thanks for playing Chick - and especially Romantic Warrior, the best of the best of the best!!! Cheers!

@JimNewstead 2 ай бұрын

Just wow! Thanks for sharing

@ronjm945 8 ай бұрын

Progressive Jazz Rock Fusion! A masterwork by four phenomenal musicians.. I have tickets for Al DiMeola for the fifth time, he is still touring and is sublime. Seek him out and you will not regret it. R.I.P. Chick Corea…

@alberthaust4542 8 ай бұрын

I don't know if you heard, Al had a heart attack and thus far cancelled his concerts for the rest of this year.

@ronjm945 8 ай бұрын

Yes he rescheduled for the spring 😊

@Unibabble 4 ай бұрын

That synth solo in Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant is one of the greatest keyboard solos I have ever heard. A jewel.. Love this album so much, and I got to see them on this tour - my second ever concert, and it was utterly mind blowing. I also saw them on the 40th anniversary tour of this album. The local newspaper review of that concert said something like "...Apparently it's not only Viagra that gets middle aged men excited" - ha ha!

@rogerpitcher6540 8 ай бұрын

I also love the early iteration of RTF with Joe Farrell and Flora Purim. Jazzier, Light as a Feather, so to speak. Always fine ensemble playing.

@realbser1956 6 ай бұрын

Light as a feather, I see what you did there. 😊

@jacksonbrawn6638 8 ай бұрын

BTW: If you are going to look for the vinyl, pick up Where Have I Known You Before also. Another classic, same lineup, the predecessor to Romantic Warrior and was my intro to RTF (so a special place in my heart... ). But really, anything RTF is great!

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

the 2nd best right after Romantic Warrior

@simonal1989 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic video and highly recommended album! The acoustic guitar work on the second track reminds me of Trevor Rabin's style

@yes_head 8 ай бұрын

Trevor was a John McLaughlin devotee, and JM was an influence on Al Di Meola. So in some respects Trevor was a second generation follower of both JM and Al Di Meola.

@simonal1989 8 ай бұрын

@@yes_head Trevor picked Apocalypse as one of his desert island discs.

@coachhannah2403 8 ай бұрын

Fabulous music. I got to see them on that tour in '76 or '77!

@wicky4473 8 ай бұрын

Amazing, wish I was lucky enough to have seen them.

@coachhannah2403 8 ай бұрын

@@wicky4473 - Saw them at Great America (SF) for their reunion tour, too!

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

they were in Germany in 1976, I lived in the countryside and didn't know yet, what I was going to miss 😆

@ericmeredith8754 8 ай бұрын

Rudi. Great selections. First time hearing these band. Blew me away. I have to check Out whole album! Maybe even add to my vinyl collection! Great reaction Jim!!!

@rudolfbecker4313 8 ай бұрын

Hi Eric, glad you like it ... Romantic Warrior is a masterpiece .. my son owns the vinyl ... as Jim says unbelievable good recording, producing everything

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Eric 👍🏼

@billnole2188 8 ай бұрын

Hey Jim, don't feel bad as RTF sold well in North America, especially the USA but not in GB or Europe. Romantic Warrior was big my senior year of high school and it blew my friends and I away. After this album, Chick broke up the band and Al Di Meola went solo and put out some of my favorite albums in the late 70s, Elegant Gypsy and several others. Stanley Clarke went solo, putting out 2 fantastic albums, School Days and Journey to Love. We hooked up with Jeff Beck throughout his career. Chick Corea went acoustic after Romantic Warrior but the band put together a reunion in 2008 and put out a tour album. Lenny White was a fabulous drummer. All musicians had strong jazz backgrounds.

@wicky4473 8 ай бұрын

I reckon we’re about the same age. I absolutely adored this album when I was 18. Still do!

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

Lenny White's Venusian Summer is another great solo album having Al di Meola, Larry Coryell , David Sancious, Hubert Laws, Larry Young and others 🤘

@jbognap Ай бұрын

Romantic Warrior is the 14th best selling jazz record of all time (Gold).

@andrewhamer2512 8 ай бұрын

Seminal fusion album. My favourite is "Duel".

@rudolfbecker4313 8 ай бұрын

Mine too, Primus inter pares, if you know what I mean 🤘

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

Isn’t it fantastic!

@fretmyster 8 ай бұрын

Great one of my all time favourite albums👍

@wicky4473 8 ай бұрын

Same here!

@ithaliem 8 ай бұрын

This album had a great influence to Yes, their album Relayer to be exact. No wonder. At that time prog and jazz fusion came very close to each other. And did you notice, the 2nd song was played with acoustic instruments only!

@dhfenske 8 ай бұрын

Yes, these two albums are close. I love them both. I think, though, it would have been that these gents making Romantic Warrior would have been influenced by Relayer. Relayer came out in 1974 and Romantic Warrior in 1976.

@yes_head 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, this is post-Relayer. Jan Hammer and Mahavishnu Orchestra have largely been credited as the main influence on Patrick Moraz's work on Relayer, although that's not to say there weren't other keyboard wizards in the fusion world at the time, Chick here being one of them. But I don't think its a stretch to think of this album as a response to the music being put out by Yes, ELP, and Genesis.

@ithaliem 8 ай бұрын

You are right. I was remembering an interview of Moraz where he spoke about the influence of jazz-fusion to his music but my mind got it wrong.

@normanmacfarlane6724 4 ай бұрын

Romantic Warrior , one of my FAVOURITE albums. Saw Chick Corea in Perth , Western Australia in the late 70s , actually met the gentleman at Perth Airport the next day. An incredible band.

@healdogtoe2c 5 ай бұрын

I remember hearing this when it came out while I was in High School and being blown away. The writing and musicianship and creativity were astonishing to my young ears, for the duration of the entire album. Glad you enjoyed this.

@ronojoysen5324 2 ай бұрын

RTF, finally. Wonderful!

@yes_head 8 ай бұрын

Oh Jim. Never heard any RTF? It might be because they're an American band that were contemporaries of Weather Report and Herbie Hancock's 70's fusion bands. It's easy to get lost in the chops fest going on, but there's also meat on the bones compositionally. But any music collection that includes the great prog rock of the 70's should also include this album.

@2wayplebney 5 ай бұрын

A great album. My mate Geoff showed up with this and Todd's first Utopia album many years ago. Socks were blown off.

@Archentides 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate that one. Interestingly, part of track 5, The Magician, was used locally here in Southern Maine, USA, as the music on a TV commercial for Palace Playland, Old Orchard Beach. This is around 1982... I'm sure they didn't pay for it!

@cheesesteak59 5 ай бұрын

One of the greatest albums of all time.

@evertvanderhik5774 3 ай бұрын

Nice reaction. When I heard it first more than 30 years ago it was too complex for me. I had to grow into it and now it's pne of my favourites

@wicky4473 8 ай бұрын

Absobloodylutely must do the entire album one day!

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

I will 👍🏼

@petertrotman7708 2 ай бұрын

The vinyl pressing is way better than the remastered cd/streaming version IMO. The album has a medieval vibe to it which you kinda wish was theme music Game of Thrones. Sorceress is another fantastic track but the whole album is peak writing and incredible musicianship. A benchmark album for it's time. Can't believe Al Di Meola's age on this. Cheers.

@rudolfbecker4313 14 күн бұрын

As Jim says in the comment, that I had told him, that my son, a drummer himself, being used to nowadays "noise" said how great the recording is, everytime we listened to it ... I think it's the only JazzFusion LP in his collection, as he is a metal/progmetal guy 😆🤘

@timballard27 8 ай бұрын

Stanley Clarke = Monster bassist. Have a listen to Lopsy Lu off his 1974 solo album.

@cheesesteak59 5 ай бұрын

Also, check out Stanley's solo acoustic bass video on youtube. Astonishing.

@timcoombe 8 ай бұрын

When RTF were hanging out with Yes, Steve Howe’s wife asked Lenny White how long this album took to record. “2 weeks”, replied Lenny White. Steve’s wife was astounded replying “2 weeks! It takes Yes 2 months to get a snare drum sound”

@matweb8195 8 ай бұрын

This album was the beginning of a 'journey' for me, still ain't finished either (thankfully).

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

you don't find something like RTF nowadays but I really like Snarky Puppy and The Aristocrats ... what are your suggestions ?

@matweb8195 7 ай бұрын

@@rudolfbecker4313 I don't know. Try Jean- Luc Ponty?

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

@@matweb8195 very good idea, if I didn't have already 11 of his albums, thank you .....any other idea?

@kenl2091 8 ай бұрын

I have heard this before but not for several years. Like many fusion albums, it hooks you in with the fast technically dazzling opener (the gateway drug) then slips you the slower exotic-smelling hard stuff (the other two tracks) which is really just mid 20th century jazz injected with funk and played on electric instruments. I'm aware that they can play and know their way through any number of modes and scales but, for rock fans like me, fusion needs plenty of meaty riffs to go with the jazzy noodles and sadly, this was a bit too vegan.

@rudolfbecker4313 8 ай бұрын

Hi Ken, thank you for your honest words. Maybe you should try jazzmetal - ever heard of Panzerballett ?😊

@kenl2091 8 ай бұрын

@@rudolfbecker4313 Always honest! I had certainly heard of Panzerballett but not actually heard them until now! I KZfaqd Planet Z and was pleasantly surprised. It's definitely jazz metal with the jazz mainly being supplied by the brass and keyboards. I always like saxophones to be completely unhinged, more like David Jackson from VdGG, and these were a little too 'conventional' most of the time but overall, a successful true fusion of jazz and metal.

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

Fair doos Ken, fair doos.

@rudolfbecker4313 7 ай бұрын

@@kenl2091 I have an album on which they cover the Simpsons, Abba, Frank Zappa, Rammstein and ESC winning Nicole of Germany (1982) ... isn't that a wild mix ? I love it 🤘

@ravirr8407 8 ай бұрын

If you like this id recommend the Stanley Clarke solo album thats browish maroon.

@wicky4473 8 ай бұрын

Still drinking that same cup of coffee I got you a few weeks ago? Must be time for a warm up!

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

Haha!

@threestringsomg 8 ай бұрын

Rhubarb and custard on Broadway with Orbital and supporting Mahavishnu Orchestra, whos fans consider likes of Penguin Cafe Orchestra to be well posh.😂

@geoffcartertheoreticalstru6484 5 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9uifMt7sbuynqs.html . this is the point that Lenny White resooves the track, the album & the universe with a ride bell of god

@alberthaust4542 8 ай бұрын

Just so you, if you search "Return to Forever Reaction" your video doesn't appear. Perhaps "selection" wasn't a good word to use in the title.

@davidlane2737 8 ай бұрын

Not my favorite music. Perhaps you should give Soft Machine a listen. Thanks Jim.

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

I’m sure I will!

@MrJavanaut 4 күн бұрын

You are not alone. Many jazz fans like me hate this later version of RTF. I am a jazz fan and a big fan of Chick Corea and John McLaughlin, Miles Davis ( all eras), etc., etc. I saw Mahavishnu on their first tour in 1972. I saw RTF with Bill Connors in 1973 and later with DiMeola in 1976. And I can't listen to this album! I bought it when it came out and I have hated it ever since! It sounds like music designed for a pin-balll machine or a video game or a sci-fi/fantasy cartoon that I would never pay to see! Now I am going to listen to "Hymn to the 7th Galaxy" three times in a row to wash this artificial sweetener out of my system!

@davidlane2737 4 күн бұрын

@@MrJavanaut I don't really understand jazz, I find it very busy and complicated. Thanks for your reaction and enjoy your music.

@WELLBRAN 3 ай бұрын

You need chick corea in your musical education

@LGBTQ71 8 ай бұрын

Not realy my cup o tea prbaby because Jazz is definately something I am certain not at all a jazz fan. And for me it's unfortunately not for me. Please dunnae shoot me.

@rudolfbecker4313 8 ай бұрын

not everybody can like everything 😆 I'm sure Jim has pleased with one or the other reaction .... I'm wondering what's your favourite music ?

@JimNewstead 8 ай бұрын

We can’t all like everything, though I try to!